Family Sustaining Jobs

Family Sustaining Jobs

Family sustaining jobs are key to strengthening the regional and local economy.

ARISE has a vision of strengthening the regional and local economy through creation of more high-value jobs, providing an employment situation in which individuals can earn a family sustaining wage and have the opportunity to grow their careers.

In comparison to the five baseline development plans commissioned by the City of St. Paul in 2006 and 2007, the ARISE scenario for mixed land use, including job opportunities in light manufacturing, as well as some retail, offers the most jobs and the greatest income potential, overall.

*Details about the design and impact of these baseline models are outlined in the Phase 1 Summary Report Redevelopment of the Ford Motor Company Site prepared for the City of Saint Paul by the EDAW team.

On-site Jobs

Direct Jobs Types per 1,000 sq ft

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Scenario 5

ARISE

Office

467

833

2500

867

1250

Retail

234

351

520

715

504

1621

Light-Industrial

1830

1029

1512

Civic

TOTAL

2531

2213

3020

1582

1754

3133

*Source: Ford Site Task Force: Jobs Analysis by Land Use

High density employment on-site is possible with mixed-use industrial space.

Multiplier Effect

Indirect and Induced Jobs Created by Direct Job Type

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Scenario 3

Scenario 4

Scenario 5

ARISE

Office

717

1281

867

1332

1921

Retail

207

310

715

632

446

1434

Light-Industrial

5321

2992

4397

Civic

TOTAL

6246

4584

1582

1965

2368

5831

*Source: Updated Employment Multipliers for the US Economy, Also See USBLS/DOL Avg. Earnings/yr below

Light-Industrial jobs are by far the largest creator of jobs in the local community. Indirect jobs represent employees working for producers of materials, equipment, and services that are used by a business, such as part suppliers or producers of accounting services. Induced jobs represent those jobs created when employees go out and spend their increased incomes on consumer goods and services.

The ARISE plan creates the most jobs and a large set of the highest paying jobs

The ARISE Scenario Creates the Permanent, Family-Wage, Decarbonizing, Inclusive, Multiplying and Whole Worker Plan that can Attract New Development Capital.

It is clear that it is very possible to create high employment densities through industrial uses as the ARISE design has one of the highest employment densities of any proposed design. This emphasis on industrial use produces considerably more jobs in the community than other land uses. As a result, when using the assumptions of the City of St. Paul, ARISE’s design is offers the greatest potential to create jobs.

With an emphasis on high-value industries these advantages become even more pronounced. Research and discussions with targeted tenants produces more jobs than the average industrial use. As a result, we expect a design that emphasizes on-site commercial units to create the largest employment opportunities in the local economy. With the additional benefits of reducing carbon and providing jobs that are accessible to a broad range of people, green manufacturing must be central to any site design.

ARISE Minnesota

ARISE is a social enterprise facilitating development that strengthens and reconnects the economy, communities, and ecology through an integrated and inclusive approach.